Marina2
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I just want to comment on wrongful convictions in general. Another type of wrongful conviction happens when a person, wrongfully accused of a crime, accepts a plea bargain even though he is innocent of any wrong doing. This happens very often and is not included in statistics citing wrongful convictions.
The reason this happens is because most people do feel that a prosecutor must have something or he would not bring the charge up. The defendant, knowing this, takes the plea to a lesser offence. He is thinking, "Who are they going to believe, the state or me?'
Most charges are pled down. Prosecutors do bring charges up with evidence that may not legally hold up during a trial. They do this because they know it will never go to trial and the defendant will accept a plea. Innocent defendants who accept this plea do so because the public generally feels that a prosecutor must have something or he wouldn't be charged.
I just wanted to bring this up because it is a very common practice amongst prosecutors and results in many wrongful convictions that are never considered.
They don't always have the evidence but usually get a conviction of some sort.
The reason this happens is because most people do feel that a prosecutor must have something or he would not bring the charge up. The defendant, knowing this, takes the plea to a lesser offence. He is thinking, "Who are they going to believe, the state or me?'
Most charges are pled down. Prosecutors do bring charges up with evidence that may not legally hold up during a trial. They do this because they know it will never go to trial and the defendant will accept a plea. Innocent defendants who accept this plea do so because the public generally feels that a prosecutor must have something or he wouldn't be charged.
I just wanted to bring this up because it is a very common practice amongst prosecutors and results in many wrongful convictions that are never considered.
They don't always have the evidence but usually get a conviction of some sort.